On the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, fashion’s most photographed staircase, the real story this year wasn’t just spectacle — it was authorship. The...
This summer, the rhythm of Asante drums will echo far beyond Ghana’s borders, as Washington D.C. prepares to host what is being described as the biggest...
For much of her life, the name Marijuana Pepsi, later Dr. Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck, drew laughter, disbelief, and, at times, outright discrimination. Today, it carries a...
Ghana has, in recent years, positioned itself as a spiritual and cultural home for the global African diaspora. From the Year of Return to sustained “Beyond...
“Akata” comes from the Yoruba language spoken widely in southwestern Nigeria. Linguistically, the word translates to “wild cat.”
"I’ve lived with this heritage my whole life, but I’d never touched the soil that grew it."
Accra, Ghana – March 6, 2026 – U.S.-based influencer Shanell R. Oliver (@shanellroliver) shared a viral Facebook video reminding the global African diaspora of their shared...
For centuries, if you wanted to signal that you had arrived—truly arrived—you slipped into something by a French fashion house. Paris and Milan dictated what royalty...
A newly published guide by the African Diaspora Group Ghana mentions “cultural orientation” as the single most important factor in helping visitors, returnees, and long-term diaspora...
Barbados-born, England-raised activist and entrepreneur Chakabars Clarke (popularly known as Chakabars or Chaka) has emerged as a leading figure in Ghana’s growing diaspora return movement. He...
